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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Watched (ranked 4668 p4p, 4928 weight class) and Jun Romero (ranked 537 p4p, 555 weight class). Watched comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. Jun Romero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Watched!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watched darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jun Romero has been cut.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watched.
Watched gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Romero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watched's head.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero pushes down on Watched's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Watched's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watched has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Romero thows a huge punch but Watched dodges it nicely.
Watched on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watched tries to get out of the position.
Romero slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero working Watched over with strikes.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Romero.
Watched blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Romero controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Watched scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watched misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
And Romero tries to counter it with a takedown but Watched pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Watched tries to sprawl but Romero drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Romero there.
Romero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero lands with a punch from half guard.
Watched avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watched is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Romero in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Romero seems content to control.
Watched blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Watched taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Romero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romero slows the pace down in half guard.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watched defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Watched!
Watched is looking to get back to his feet here but Romero is keeping cool and he's managed to take Watched's back.
Romero is working the ground and pound. Can Watched escape?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero has good solid back control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romero closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watched's guard.
Romero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watched works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watched has momentary wrist control but Romero slips an elbow through the middle.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watched on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romero slows the pace down in half guard.
Watched wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero working Watched over with strikes.
Romero slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Romero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watched thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Gerry Watched seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero tries for a takedown but Watched sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watched did well to prevent Romero getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romero working the head and body with strikes.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watched defending well though.
Romero stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Romero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jun Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerry Watched has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watched slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watched swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Watched throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watched buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romero gets the takedown into side control.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Romero working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Watched is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Romero is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working the ground and pound effectively.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero looking to finish Watched with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watched!
Romero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Romero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Romero cracks Watched with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling from the full mount.
Romero landing strikes from the mount.
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watched looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Romero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Watched knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Romero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jun Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Romero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watched can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Romero looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Romero lands a couple of good shots and Watched has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Romero loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Watched hold on?
Jun Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romero controlling the position well here. Watched rolled but Romero kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Romero!
In his post fight interview, Jun Romero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Gerry Watched had this to say: 'Don't worry, Jimmy Ray Watcher's wife will help me get over this minor setback.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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